Conde Nast Might Be 1st Of Many To End Internships

Law360, New York (October 23, 2013, 8:28 PM EDT) -- Publishing giant Conde Nast's decision to eliminate its internship program may be just the tip of the iceberg, with other employers likely to follow suit and end or scale-back internships in response to a spate of class actions by unpaid interns demanding wages, lawyers say.

Conde Nast joined companies such as Hearst Corp., Fox Entertainment Group Inc. and Donna Karan International Inc. in June when it was slapped with a proposed class action by former interns at W magazine and The New Yorker alleging violations of...